Business
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
OEMs Form Consortium to Standardize EV Truck Charging
The U.S. doesn’t have a standard testing protocol for electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), but dialogue between charging equipment providers and OEMs has to happen.
Love’s to Start Taking Payment Through Relay Digital Network
Love’s Travel Stops will begin accepting fuel payment at its facilities through Relay Payments’ digital remuneration system, the companies said Sept. 23.
Low-Voltage Power Demands Are Driving New Battery Solutions
In addition to requiring increased power, today’s trucks need redundancy in the electronic architecture to ensure critical safety systems aren’t disrupted.
Outpost to Open More Than 1,700 Truck Parking Spaces
Outpost will offer more than 1,700 additional tractor-trailer parking spaces at four sites near key U.S. logistics hubs, it said Sept. 19.
Startup Cargado Unveils Load Board for US-Mexico Freight
The startup firm, which quietly launched its load board on April 1, publicly announced the product on Sept. 23 with more than 50 logistics customers actively using the platform.
PepsiCo Expands EV Fleet to Boost Cost Savings
HANOVER, Germany — Electrification within the PepsiCo fleet is creating cost savings, and the company has plans to scale electric trucks across North America.
Component Manufacturers Unveil Green Tech at IAA 2024
Manufacturers exhibiting at IAA Transportation 2024 showcased new innovations to help reduce carbon emissions in the trucking industry.
Charging Infrastructure Limitations Challenge OEMs
HANOVER, Germany — Charging limitations are placing an unfair burden on equipment makers that have developed the tech to comply with government regulations, OEMs and fuel providers say.
Volkswagen to Slash China Jobs as Part of Global Overhaul
Volkswagen AG has begun trimming corporate jobs in China as part of its goal to reduce overhead by 20% globally over the next three years.
Madison Debuts Wisconsin’s First Electric Garbage Trucks
Wisconsin’s capital city has introduced its first electric garbage trucks, marking the state’s first deployment of fully electric Class 8 refuse tractors.